
Pablo PicassoSpanish, 1881–1973May one see it?
New York, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
1936
Growing Close to Dora Maar
Picasso grew close to the photographer and artist Dora Maar, who later documented the creation of Guernica and influenced its black-and-white palette.
25 September 1936 – 22 September 1939
Post: director of Museo del Prado
1939–1940
Retrospective at MoMA
The Museum of Modern Art in New York held a major retrospective of Picasso's principal works, revealing to the American public the scale of his achievement.
1940–1944
Life in Occupied Paris
During the German occupation Picasso remained in Paris; his style did not conform to the Nazi ideal of art, he did not exhibit and was harassed by the Gestapo, but he continued to work.